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SUMMARY:2026 Commencement
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Lu received her PhD in Gerontology in 1998\, specializing in biodemography and population health under the mentorship of University Professor Eileen Crimmins. \nBefore her retirement in 2025\, Lu achieved a distinguished career in aging and health care services. Most recently\, she served as Vice President of Clinical Performance Measurement and Predictive Analytics at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. She has also held various positions at UnitedHealth Group\, including Vice President of Clinical Analytics and Development\, National Director of Clinical Analytics\, and Director of Medical Informatics. Before joining UnitedHealth Group\, she worked as a research consultant at Kaiser Permanente. During her career\, she has also served on healthcare performance measurement committees hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)\, helping advance national measure standardization. \nPrior to her time at USC\, she received her MD from Peking University and an MS in Epidemiology from the Beijing Institute of Heart\, Lung\, and Blood Vessel Diseases. In 2010\, she also completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of California\, Irvine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Founders Park\, 3551 Trousdale Parkway\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90089\, United States
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SUMMARY:GLAM 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Register for the Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting (GLAM)\, a trainee-focused meeting\, to help unite and synergize the geroscience community in the greater Los Angeles area through its trainees. The Los Angeles area hosts a rich panel of aging research laboratories\, across top research institutions including (but not limited to) the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology\, UCLA\, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center\, Caltech\, UCR\, UCI and UCSB.  Our goal is to bring trainees together across these campuses to participate in this new and innovative platform.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”jumbo” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” solid_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”iconsmind” text=”Learn more and register” url=”https://gero.usc.edu/laara/event/glam26″ aria_label_text=”Register for GLAM 2026″ icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Arrow-OutRight”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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